Antique books have become increasingly popular amongst collectors and those interested in history. Antique books and rare first edition books can be difficult to track down, until now! LoveAntiques.com has brought a wide variety of antique books together for you, in one convenient location.
Elder Books & Collectables
Scarce W E Johns Signed & Inscribed First Edition of Short Sorties
£ 495
Scarce W E Johns Signed & Inscribed First Edition of Short Sorties
£ 495
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Rare W E Johns Novel of Desert Night a Romance From 1938 First Edition
£ 1,750
Rare W E Johns Novel of Desert Night a Romance From 1938 First Edition
£ 1,750
Elder Books & Collectables
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Jaws First Edition Signed by Peter Benchley
£ 3,500
Elder Books & Collectables
Stanley Kurbrick's Original 1971 Clockwork Orange Film Programme
£ 120
Stanley Kurbrick's Original 1971 Clockwork Orange Film Programme
£ 120
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Scarce Book of Needlework & Ornamental Patterns from 1820 in Leather 82 x Plates
£ 150
Scarce Book of Needlework & Ornamental Patterns from 1820 in Leather 82 x Plates
£ 150
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Complete Set of Narnia Books by C S Lewis 7 X Vols with Jackets Early Editions
£ 2,150
Complete Set of Narnia Books by C S Lewis 7 X Vols with Jackets Early Editions
£ 2,150
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Complete Set of Adventure Books by Enid Blyton 8 x Vols From 1940s & 1950s
£ 695
Complete Set of Adventure Books by Enid Blyton 8 x Vols From 1940s & 1950s
£ 695
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1960 Triad Societies in Hong Kong by W P Morgan Scarce 1st Edition Illustrated
£ 185
1960 Triad Societies in Hong Kong by W P Morgan Scarce 1st Edition Illustrated
£ 185
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1970 Ted Hughes Poetry 1st Edition Crow From the Life & Songs of the Crow + D/w
£ 170
1970 Ted Hughes Poetry 1st Edition Crow From the Life & Songs of the Crow + D/w
£ 170
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1955-56 Worzel Gummidge 1st Editions Railway Scarecrows & The Circus by B E Todd
£ 130
1955-56 Worzel Gummidge 1st Editions Railway Scarecrows & The Circus by B E Todd
£ 130
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
The Mohawk Minstrels 5th Book of Dramas Dialogues & Drolleries 1880
£ 175
The Mohawk Minstrels 5th Book of Dramas Dialogues & Drolleries 1880
£ 175
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 695
Antique Book, Massacre of Glencoe, G. Reynolds, English Novel - Victorian c.1860
£ 695
London Fine Ltd
£ 295
Antique Legend of Jubal, George Eliot, English, Bound, Poetry Book, Victorian
£ 295
London Fine Ltd
Elder Books & Collectables
1896 The Poems of Lord Byron Bound in a Fine Vellum & Gilt Antique Binding
£ 225
1896 The Poems of Lord Byron Bound in a Fine Vellum & Gilt Antique Binding
£ 225
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1890 Ivanhoe A Romance Sir Walter Scott Unusual Decorated Binding Illustrated Ed
£ 130
1890 Ivanhoe A Romance Sir Walter Scott Unusual Decorated Binding Illustrated Ed
£ 130
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 345
Antique Book, Bones and I, Whyte-Melville, English, Novel, Victorian, Circa 1880
£ 345
London Fine Ltd
£ 395
Antique Book, Ovid's Art of Love, English, Roman Period, Bound, Regency, c.1824
£ 395
London Fine Ltd
Elder Books & Collectables
1938 Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 1st Ed Fine Full Leather Binding + Slipcase
£ 795
1938 Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 1st Ed Fine Full Leather Binding + Slipcase
£ 795
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1919 M R James 1st Edition a Thin Ghost & Others Full Leather Binding + Slipcase
£ 895
1919 M R James 1st Edition a Thin Ghost & Others Full Leather Binding + Slipcase
£ 895
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1945 Brideshead Revisited 1st Edition by Evelyn Waugh Full Leather + Slipcase
£ 720
1945 Brideshead Revisited 1st Edition by Evelyn Waugh Full Leather + Slipcase
£ 720
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1778 Works of Jonathan Swift Complete Set 18 X Leather Vols Gulliver's Travels
£ 4,500
1778 Works of Jonathan Swift Complete Set 18 X Leather Vols Gulliver's Travels
£ 4,500
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1951 The Day of the Triffids 1st Ed by John Wyndham Full Leather Binding + Case
£ 550
1951 The Day of the Triffids 1st Ed by John Wyndham Full Leather Binding + Case
£ 550
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1943 Virginia Woolf 1st Ed - A Haunted House & Other Stories Leather + Slipcase
£ 485
1943 Virginia Woolf 1st Ed - A Haunted House & Other Stories Leather + Slipcase
£ 485
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1939 James Joyce Novel Finnegans Wake First Edition First Impression
£ 900
1939 James Joyce Novel Finnegans Wake First Edition First Impression
£ 900
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 425
Antique Book, The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan, English, Novel, Victorian
£ 425
London Fine Ltd
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Cassels Illustrated Shakespeare - Large Paper Edition Set
£ 150
Cassels Illustrated Shakespeare - Large Paper Edition Set
£ 150
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Mark Twain Collection of Early Editions 7 x Books Illustrated in Original Covers
£ 280
Mark Twain Collection of Early Editions 7 x Books Illustrated in Original Covers
£ 280
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Ernest Hemingway Collection Whom the Bell Tolls Old Man & the Sea + 49 Stories
£ 140
Ernest Hemingway Collection Whom the Bell Tolls Old Man & the Sea + 49 Stories
£ 140
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1905 Sandow German Weightlifter Booklet Instructions for Using Dumb Bells Rare
£ 115
1905 Sandow German Weightlifter Booklet Instructions for Using Dumb Bells Rare
£ 115
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1910 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Original Gilt Publishers Binding
£ 675
1910 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Original Gilt Publishers Binding
£ 675
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1901 A History of Lace by Mrs Palliser Large Leather Bound Volume Illustrated
£ 120
1901 A History of Lace by Mrs Palliser Large Leather Bound Volume Illustrated
£ 120
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1910 The Water Babies a Fairy Tale by Charles Kingsley Scarce Illustrated Ed
£ 450
1910 The Water Babies a Fairy Tale by Charles Kingsley Scarce Illustrated Ed
£ 450
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1910 George Eliot Silas Marner & Scenes of Clerical Life Antique Vellum Binding
£ 185
1910 George Eliot Silas Marner & Scenes of Clerical Life Antique Vellum Binding
£ 185
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1880 the Works of George Eliot 8 x Volume Set Tan Leather & Gilt Bindings
£ 595
1880 the Works of George Eliot 8 x Volume Set Tan Leather & Gilt Bindings
£ 595
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1933 Jane Austen Novels Complete Leather Bound Set in 5 X Volumes Original Text
£ 925
1933 Jane Austen Novels Complete Leather Bound Set in 5 X Volumes Original Text
£ 925
Elder Books & Collectables
Richard Twort
Casella London Humidity 1974
£ 35
Elder Books & Collectables
1979 J R R Tolkien the Hobbit or There & Back Again Boxed Deluxe Edition
£ 295
1979 J R R Tolkien the Hobbit or There & Back Again Boxed Deluxe Edition
£ 295
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1957 Dennis Wheatley Signed & Inscribed First Edition the Prisoner in the Mask
£ 80
1957 Dennis Wheatley Signed & Inscribed First Edition the Prisoner in the Mask
£ 80
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1829 Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott 48 x Volume Set Green & Gilt Leather
£ 1,550
1829 Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott 48 x Volume Set Green & Gilt Leather
£ 1,550
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1915 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1st Ed Illustrations by Arthur Rackham
£ 395
1915 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1st Ed Illustrations by Arthur Rackham
£ 395
Elder Books & Collectables
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Before you purchase old books, you should know that not all antique books are valuable. An antiquarian will tell you that there are key factors to guide you in determining the value of these books. Collectables include limited or rare books; these are sold at a higher price range than those printed in huge quantities, even if they were released during one of the influential eras in history. First editions are what collectors would usually look for from reputable booksellers, especially when they’re signed by the author, so when you decide to buy antique books UK shops have, you need to look for those first edition books. While it takes a bit of knowledge and luck to spot valuable antiquarian books, especially signed first edition books, increase your chances of finding collectables by visiting our shop, one of the best sources of these antique books for sale UK collectors would covet. Some of the first edition and rare books you can find in our shop include the 1880 The Field, The Fox Hunt, The Farm by Laura Valentine, the 1900 The Coronation Dumpy Book, Pictures by Patten Wilson Miniature Book, and the 1902 Jane Austen, Pride Prejudice, Rare Edition.
Books have to be at least a hundred years old to be called antique, but the antique book dealers UK investors go to don't just price these old books for sale depending on age alone. Antiquarian books are valued for their aesthetic as well as historical significance, which collectors base their selection of items they collect on, alongside the condition and how rare these old books are. Antiquarian books include rare books, and the more limited or rare these items are, the higher the price they will be sold for. Books that are less than a hundred years old but are rare are also considered collectibles.
Even when it’s already determined that an old book is antique, there are other things to consider to know if it’s among the valued collectables. When it comes to buying antique books for sale, collectors would prefer booksellers’ collection of rare books for sale and first edition books for sale. Not all first editions are collectables, so you have to check the book’s popularity, if it was written by someone who was famous, if it was owned by a famous person, and if it has exquisite characteristics such as uniqueness and exceptional illustrations by famous artists, among others. Of course, the condition of those antiquarian books also matters, and there are still counterfeit ones you have to avoid. Come to our shop for these old and rare books. We work with certified antique book dealers UK trusts to ensure that we help to sell only items that are truly authentic and valuable.
Before purchasing any of those vintage books for sale UK booksellers are offering, a bit of knowledge on how to identify old collectables as well as being aware of their price range will guide you in deciding on which sort of pieces to collect. Antique book sellers UK trusts usually sell these valuable rare books between GBP 12 and GBP 30,000. You can have an idea of the approximate value of a particular rare book you want to add to your collections by going to an appraiser you trust. It also helps to try to learn how much these pieces sell on the market, which requires a bit of research. Similar copies may be hard to find, but it’s worth checking out different marketplaces, especially if there were records of recent sales and auction prices.